Position Title: Visiting Medical Officer- Pain Medicine
Employment Type: Quinquennium up until 30/06/2027
Hours per week: 1 session per week at our Chronic pain Clinic on Fridays
Position Grade: Visiting Medical Officer
Salary: As per the award
Enterprise Agreement: The Public Hospitals (Visiting Medical Officers Sessional Contracts) Determination 2014
Department Name: Anaesthetics

About us:
St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney is a leading not-for-profit organisation providing health services to our community. Guided by our values of compassion, excellence, integrity and justice, we promote a culture of diversity and inclusion and empower our people to learn, grow and innovate.

Benefits of working at St Vincent’s include:
• Generous salary packaging and Fitness Passport for eligible staff
• Opportunity to access a wide of range of clinical and non-clinical education programs
• Supported post graduate opportunities within applicable fields
• Career development opportunities across the St Vincent’s Health Australia Network
• Employee Assistance Program
• Work/Life balance

About the role:
The St Vincent’s Department of Pain Medicine is a committed to provide comprehensive pain medicine service to people within the Hospital and greater community.

The Department provides inpatient care for acute and chronic pain, a consultation service, outpatient pain management courses, online pain management courses, skype consultations and outpatient clinics. It is staffed by fractionated appointments of, 2 Anaesthetists, 2 Rehabilitation physicians, 2 Psychiatrists, 2 Physiotherapists, a Psychologist, a Post Doc Senior Researcher and a full time chronic pain CNC. It has close links with the Departments of Anaesthesia, Rehabilitation medicine and Palliative care and trains Pain Medicine fellows, Anaesthetic registrars and Rehabilitation registrars.

We are seeking applications for a Visiting Medical Officer to join the department for the care of privately referred non-inpatients. Duties include:

• Participate in consultation, outpatient, care and teaching duties
• Provide General Pain Medicine outpatient services - outpatient services include public outpatients plus privately-referred non-inpatients under a Standard Licence Agreement (in accordance with NSW Health Guideline GL2009_008)
• Provide advice on general medical conditions and/or conditions associated with disability that form part of many presentations to the chronic pain clinic including rheumatological conditions, neurological conditions, transplant medicine, immunology, neurology and musculoskeletal disease and injury.
• We have a Friday clinic and are offering 2 sessions on that day.

Diversity and Inclusion at St Vincent's:
St Vincent's is committed to employing a workforce that reflects the community we care for. We strongly encourage applications from people that are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, culturally diverse, sexuality or gender diverse and/or living with disability.

Employment with St Vincent's is subject to you having current immunity status that complies with the Occupational Assessment, Screening & Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases - NSW Health Policy Directive (PD2023_022) or subsequent revisions in force. Appointment and ongoing employment will be subject to continued compliance with this policy directive.

Application Instructions:
To have your application considered you are required to upload a current CV/Resume as well as a separate cover letter/document addressing the ‘Selection Criteria’ as below. Internal applicants i.e. current employees of St Vincent’s Hospital or an entity of SVHA are required to apply via their Workday account.

Selection Criteria:

• Possess, or be eligible to possess, specialist registration with AHPRA.
• Possess Fellowship of the Faculty of Pain Medicine (FFPMANZCA) and the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP), or it’s faculties or chapters or equivalent, with specialist training in Pain Medicine;
• Demonstrated knowledge, skills and high standards of clinical practice in Pain medicine commensurate with experience which is appropriate to the requirements of the position;
• Experience and expertise in Pain Medicine in a teaching hospital environment.
• Demonstrated leadership skills that support and foster innovation to create a learning culture, with proven ability to improve the quality of services and patient care outcomes;
• Demonstrated ability to provide high quality compassionate medical care as evidenced by recent practice experience in working congenially and collaboratively as both a leader and member of a multidisciplinary team, and as a provider of services that engender high levels of patient satisfaction and experience;
• Demonstrated ongoing contribution to the development, dissemination, and translation of new knowledge and practices commensurate with work in an academic teaching hospital environment;
• Personal integrity and demonstrated commitment to the Philosophy, Mission and Values of Mary Aikenhead Ministries.
  
• Applications close on 19/05/24. To apply for this position, please click here